Get a crash course in 3D printing from Christian von Koenigsegg

This Swede has a laser scanner, and he knows how to use it.

Eccentric? Slightly. Brilliant? Certainly. Trailblazing? Indubitably, and now Christian von Koenigsegg is here you teach you a thing or two about 3D printing.

The Swedish billionaire and supercar icon has his own YouTube series, Inside Koenigsegg, which follows behind-the-scenes development of the latest 1360-hp carbon monster to emerge from his Swedish lair before its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The One:1 is mega (literally), and buried in the spec sheet is a small note claiming that its turbocharger's variable turbine housing and titanium exhaust tip are both produced via 3D printing, saving a minuscule 400 grams (that's 0.88 lbs). In actuality, it's not the weight savings that are impressive; it's that the turbine housing is one of the most intricate pieces ever designed with 3D-printing techniques, and the exhaust tips are one of the largest.

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But how does it work? How can you print a complex piece of titanium, ABS plastic, aluminum, or even carbon? Wielding a laser-scanning gun with a pile of prototype trim pieces in front of him, Baron von Koenigsegg gives us the lowdown on 3D-printing development, its impact, industry feasibility, and benefits.

Fascinating stuff, and there's no one in world we'd rather have explain it.